Where does “unheavily” come from?
unheavily (English) comes from English heavily, from Middle English hevely, from Old English hefiġlīċe, from Old English -līċe, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.
unheavily (English): In an unheavy way
Definitions
- In an unheavy way
Ancestry of “unheavily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heavily | In a heavy manner; With a great weight; To a... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevely | Alternative form of hevyliche |
| 3 | Old English | hefiġlīċe | heavily; grievously |
| 4 | Old English | -līċe | ly (adverbial suffix) |
| 5 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 6 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 7 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |